o application of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference Conventions

o guard rails and bulwarks

o sanitary arrangements

o escapes and evacuation routes

o minimum deck heights and deck area requirements

o protection of persons

o berthing of persons

o seating for passengers

o gangways for safe movement on and off the vessel

o dangerous machinery

o ventilation, lighting and habitability

o noise levels on board vessels

o field of vision from the operating compartment

o access for disabled passengers

You can comment on the content of the issues paper or raise issues on standards for Arrangement, Accommodation and Personal Safety that you think should be addressed but have not been raised in the issues paper. The issues paper proposes a number of specific questions, your views on which would also be gratefully received.